Based on this exodus out of the valley into surrounding areas, I expect that areas like beach towns & wine country will be seeing a boom in residential housing.

Fresno is much cheaper than the area I invest in and my money can go further their while getting a pretty sweet return.

I love his story  his work ethic and how he is setting up the rest of his portfolio ( which frankly is somewhat contrarian to a lot of what is preached on this site)But JD its not all been wine and Roses for me  LOL.... as Account Closed mentioned 08 and that time period I made it through but just by the skin of my teeth and I am the first to admit it.. but that does not mean I forgot everything I learned leading up to that.what it taught me to be much more like Steve Vaughan in my thought process.. plus when you get older you just get more conservative..My big thing and it will always be is investors not really understanding whats involved in being a successful landlord and not understanding the risks related to certain assets class's in certain parts of the country. 

You don't have to include addresses but just some kind of details of them.And honestly, the "sweet spot" of rental properties--best combination of quality and cash flow--often aren't properties any of us would personally want to live in.

Your next win will be so sweet.

@Zana BlueWe are meeting this week - on thur, 2 days from this post (message me if it's kicked back) at DOS coffee and wine place.

And a wine industry which Bend does not have only Beer in Bend.

mitch, i remember you mentioning it's $800 each year... that's crazy. we pay $25 for the transfer. that's it. i dont even know if it's each year or just once.pretty sweet either way.

NO GUYS, you got it all wrong, all congress is trying to do is to make sure your wife doesn't complain about you not spending enough time with her.So, the next time she goes to the OBGYN's we can all go with her....AWWW, won't that be SWEET?

@Ryan C. you're in the sweet spot where most "big name" insurance companies don't want to work with you because of your portfolio size because their guidelines say it's commercial.